One used to be able to buy silk ribbon at most doll or needlework shows, but they aren't to be found anywhere around here anymore, and I've been running out of a lot of colours over the years. So I recently went through my silk ribbon stash and decided to order some of the used up colours. I searched online, for colours and prices, and ended up ordering from 'Thread Art' in the USA. They only have 50 colours to choose from, but at least it's a good start.

The ribbon arrived the other day - all nicely wound on cute little spools.....

Beautiful colours! Thanks for the tip for a place to order individual spools! I've ordered from Abby's House of Fashion on eBay where the prices per spool are about the same. Unfortunately they only sell collections of colours, both a variety of colours and families of shades, but not individual spools. So it's really nice to have a place to order exactly the colour you want!

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Catherine Lewis

3/13/2015 02:29:12 am

Thank you Martha, I have been looking also, dont want the varigated but solid colors. I appreciate the info as well.

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jenny

3/13/2015 07:52:11 pm

This is my favourite site for silk ribbon here in the UK. They have quite a wide selection. They do send internationally but I don't know if that would involve custom charges anywhere.
http://www.littletrimmings.com/ribbons_silk.html

There is a site in the USA (can't remember the name offhand) - it is also primarily for miniature dollmakers/dressers. They have - or use to have - a very large selection. If I can find the name I will post it later.

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Martha

3/13/2015 10:13:13 pm

Thanks for the link. They do have some very nice colours, especially the hand-dyed ones, but again, are considerably more expensive than the ribbon I purchased.

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Jenny

3/13/2015 08:30:20 pm

This is the USA site I mentioned previously
http://www.minidolls.com/showpage.php?pageID=silkribbon

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Martha

3/13/2015 10:00:34 pm

That was one of the sites I bookmarked. They do indeed have amazing colour selection, but their prices at $4.50 for a 5 yard spool of 4mm ribbon, are more than double where I ordered my ribbon from

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Martha

3/13/2015 10:15:52 pm

But they do have the kinds of colours I remember from years ago. All those soft subtle hues, and not just the basic colours.

Laura J. Underwood

3/13/2015 11:55:18 pm

JoAnn's sells it through their online site, but it is Really Expensive and they only sell the narrow stuff in tiny bags for way more than I would want to pay.

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Martha Boers is an award-winning Canadian doll maker and costumer specializing in fantasy and historical-style costumes.Read More...